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Dundee United vs Aberdeen
29 Dec 2024, 17:15 · Premiership · 2024/2025
Referee
John BeatonPremiership 2024/2025 · 21 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Dundee UnitedMin
AberdeenRyan Strain
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Foul
20′Dundee United
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20′- 27′
Ester Sokler
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Argument
- 27′
Aberdeen
Yellowcard
- VAR
Kristijan Trapanovski
VAR
28′ - ⇄
Ross Docherty
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: David Babunski
46′ - 60′⇄
Kevin Nisbet
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ester Sokler
- 60′
Slobodan Rubezic
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- 60′
Aberdeen
Yellowcard
- 61′⇄
Duk
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Topi Keskinen
Ross Docherty
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63′Vicko Sevelj
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66′- ⇄
Kai Fotheringham
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kristijan Trapanovski
72′ - 78′⇄
A. MacDonald
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Gavin Molloy
- ⇄
Jort van der Sande
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Ryan Strain
83′ - 90+1′⇄
Dante Polvara
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Leighton Clarkson
- 90+1′⇄
Shayden Morris
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jamie McGrath
- 90+3′
Dante Polvara
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- ⚽
Kevin Holt 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Will Ferry
Header
90+4′ Kevin Holt
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90+5′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7.36 | |
| 83 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.56 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 8.26 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.58 | |
| 72 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6.86 | |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.93 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.64 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
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| 45 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.26 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Dundee United
Latest: Celtic · 0–0
Match stats
22 Dec 2024, 12:00 · Home vs Celtic · 2024/2025
Aberdeen
Latest: Kilmarnock · 0–4
Match stats
26 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Away vs Kilmarnock · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Dundee United’s ground: 20 previous meetings, 10 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Dundee United’s home games with Aberdeen’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Dundee United
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Aberdeen
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Dundee United
Aberdeen
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Dundee United
Aberdeen
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Dundee United
Aberdeen
Previous meetings
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